The Scars War Leaves Behind…

[Ovidio]

I’m a tad shaken these days.
I called my parents to hear how they were doing and to share the positive feelings coming from the receding of this friggin’ Covid, and to ask, since the situation is getting all right, when they would come see us at home, as they’ve been saying for quite a while now. After three years during which we always drove over to see them because they had some health issues and, after that, because of the disease.
My dad declined the invitation. He told me rather plainly, that he does not feel like moving out of home because of the current situation.
I replied that we’re doing ok where I live, and that Covid is practically a non issue now, but he said that it’s not for Covid.
It’s because of the war in Ukraine…
I was flabbergasted!
Dad, I said, it’s so far away. We’re not involved yet. Why are you saying so?
And he told me that he started remembering the night he, his sister and Mom had to leave home and escape south. Of being put on a cart with the few things they could bring with them and of the seemingly endless journey. He’s not leaving home. Period!
I started replying that it was a rather exaggerated reaction, but thought better while talking and added that I was sorry for that and that, if he didn’t feel any better soon, I’d load the “Gang” in the car and drive over for Easter.
Looking at that…thinking about what so many kids have to endure now in Ukraine and always in some other parts of the world, made me think of… of scars.
I have a few.
Coming from small and bigger accidents with bikes, motorbikes, playing American Football, skying, doing jobs… I always look at them and remember how I got them.
It is always a positive feeling. I did some stupid thing, or had some accident and got over it. I learned from it. And I have a sign for what happened.
But these scars I saw on my dad are scars of the soul…
Earned in 1944 and resurfacing in 2022.
Just like that.
And dad is a tough guy, not some kind of snowwhite…
This has started changing my perspective about world history.
I’m…confused.

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